Split sheets

ABSTRACT

A bed cover for use with two persons sharing a bed. The bed cover includes at least one of a sheet, blanket, spread and comforter. The bed cover features a split substantially down a center of such bed cover for a predetermined distance so that each person sharing such bed could have an individual preference of being one of covered and uncovered.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is closely related to and claims benefit from U.S.Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/717,888 filed Sep. 16, 2005.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates, in general, to a bed sheet, and, moreparticularly, the present invention relates to a bed sheet which ispartially split in the middle so as to accommodate two individuals whomay have different sleeping preferences.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Couples that share the same bed may not always agree when it comes tosleeping with or without covers. If one person is too warm the coversmay be pushed aside, whether the other person wishes to use the coversor not. Pulling the sheets or stealing the covers has been commoncomplaint through the years for those who share the bed. This can leadto an individual losing sleep or to one or both individuals beinguncomfortable. Getting an insufficient amount of rest often results inirritability problems and a lack of concentration at home or work.

Thus, it would be advantageous if there were a way to allow individualssharing the same bed the opportunity to experience a more comfortableand restful sleep by being able to sleep with or without covers whateveris the individuals preference.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In a first aspect the present invention provides a bed cover for usewith two persons sharing a bed. The bed cover including at least one ofa sheet, blanket, spread and comforter. The bed cover featuring a splitsubstantially down a center of such bed cover for a predetermineddistance so that each person sharing such bed could have an individualpreference of being one of covered and uncovered.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION

It is, therefore, one of the primary objects of the present invention isto provide a bed cover that is split so as to provide each of a couplesharing a bed the opportunity to be covered or uncovered.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a split bed coverthat would include sheets, blankets and comforters.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide split bedcovers that are made by using two pieces and sewing then together up toa certain point.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide split bedcovers that are made by splitting a single unit for a predetermineddistance.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a split bed coverswherein the split portion is seamed and bordered.

These and various other objects and advantages of this invention willbecome apparent after a full reading of the following detaileddescription, particularly, when read in conjunction with the attacheddrawings as described below and the appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the bed cover showing a split sheetaccording to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the bed cover in which two separatepanels are sewn together at the bottom making a split sheet according toan alternate embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the bed cover shown in FIG. 1 with oneside of the split sheet being pushed down while the other side is up atthe top of the bed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENTLY PREFERRED AND ALTERNATE EMBODIMENTSOF THE INVENTION

Prior to proceeding with the more detailed description of the presentinvention it should be noted that, for the sake of clarity, identicalcomponents which have identical functions have been designated byidentical reference numerals throughout the several views illustrated inthe drawings.

In a first aspect the present invention provides a bed cover, generallydesignated 10, for use with two persons sharing a bed. The bed cover 10includes at least one of a sheet, blanket, spread and comforter. The bedcover 10 features a split 2 substantially down a center of such bedcover 10 for a predetermined distance so that each person sharing suchbed could have an individual preference of being one of covered anduncovered.

The split bed cover 10 is attached at a bottom portion of the bed cover10. In the case where the split bed cover 10 is a sheet the bed cover 10would be split down to the thickness portion 4 of the mattress as can beseen in FIG. 1. The portion of the sheet 10 that would lie on top of themattress would be split 2. Thus, only that portion 6 of the sheet thatextends from the top part of the mattress at the foot of the bed andextending to the portion tucked under the mattress would remainconnected.

The above description is for an embodiment in which a single unit(sheet) is split 2 down the middle. In an alternate embodiment of theinvention such split bed cover 10 can be made by having two separatepieces 8,9 and then sewing 12 the two pieces up to an appropriate point4. In the case where the bed cover 10 is a sheet, the appropriate point4 would be the same as described above; that is, the portion of thesheet tucked under the mattress up to the top portion of the thickness 4of the mattress would be sewn and the part of the sheet on top of themattress would be split 2.

It is preferred that the split bed cover 10 be seamed and bordered sothat when the bed is made the sheet, blanket, comforter or spread wouldlook like it was a single unit. There should be sufficient overlap thatit would appear as one piece on a made bed.

Thus, the split bed cover 10 would accommodate each individual sharingsuch bed with their own preference. That is, one person could beuncovered while the other person could be completely covered. This wouldapply to sheets as well as any other bed covers on top of the sheets.

Thus, the split sheets 10 (or other bed covers) of the present inventionprovides that two individuals sharing the same bed can enjoy theirpreference of being covered or uncovered without impacting thepreference of the other. The split sheets 10 also covers a variety ofbed covers such as blankets, comforters or spreads which are also splitsimilar to the sheets. The split bed covers 10 look like one when thebed is made but each portion of the sheet can easily be pulled up orpushed down according to the preference of the individual. Even thoughthe split sheet 10 is a fully functional component on the bed covering,the split sheet 10 will be unobtrusive and aesthetically pleasing tolook at when not in use.

While a presently preferred embodiment and alternate embodiments of thepresent invention has been described in detail above, it should beunderstood that various other adaptations and/or modifications of theinvention can be made by those persons who are particularly skilled inthe art without departing from either the spirit of the invention or thescope of the appended claims.

1. A bed cover for use with two persons sharing a bed, said bed coverincluding at least one of a sheet, blanket, spread and comforter, saidbed cover featuring a split substantially down a center of said bedcover for a predetermined distance so that each person sharing such bedcould have an individual preference of being one of covered anduncovered.
 2. The bed cover, according to claim 1, wherein said splitbed cover is attached at a bottom of said bed cover.
 3. The bed cover,according to claim 1, wherein said split bed cover is a sheet.
 4. Thebed cover, according to claim 3, wherein said bed cover is attached onlyon a portion of said bed cover that would be up to a thickness portionof a mattress when said bed cover is tucked in.
 5. The bed cover,according to claim 1, wherein said bed cover is one of a single bedcover that is split and two separate pieces sewn together at anappropriate point.
 6. The bed cover, according to claim 5, wherein saidbed cover is a single bed cover that is split.
 7. The bed cover,according to claim 6, wherein each portion of said split bed cover isseamed and bordered.
 8. The bed cover, according to claim 5, whereinsaid bed cover is two separate pieces sewn together at an appropriatepoint.
 9. The bed cover, according to claim 8, wherein each piece ofsaid split bed cover is seamed and bordered.
 10. The bed cover,according to claim 1, wherein said split bed cover contains ampleoverlap that it would appear as one piece on a made bed.
 11. The bedcover, according to claim 1, wherein said split bed covers wouldaccommodate each individual sharing such bed.